9:54 One pitch, one out, to Lowell.  At least it’s speeding up?
9:55 Ooooh, blowing Morales MORE!  Seriously, and we never thought we’d say this, where’s Joe Buck when you need him?  He’s the expert…
9:56 Once again, it didn’t cause him to NOT ground out.
9:57 Q. “Who is this Marc Fein?”
A. “A Jew. A Jew who [...]

9:27 Mathis provides the first Angels hit, a quick single.
9:28 He flies through the air with the greatest of ease, the daring young man on the flying tra–oh, that’s just Alex Gonzalez, making a relatively routine play.  Wow.
9:29 THANKS TBS.  Now I know what RISP are.  Now explain what “scoring position” means.  Or better yet, [...]

9:17  1 pitch, 1 out.  Yep. These are the August-September Sox.
9:18   “Kendry Morales is no Mark Teixeira, but he’s getting better all the time.” Did we get Yankee ass-kissing advice from Joe Buck? (Clearly, yes, I get it.  Teixeira was in fact the guy at that corner for a brief period last year.  Still….)
9:20 First [...]

That was one hell of a Wednesday night baseball game.  The Angels led through the first part, amassing a 3-0 lead against a Sox offense that looked…well, like the August offense.
And then….an error on a routine play and a bobbled throw led to a 5 run rally for the Sox, and they were off.  Eventually, [...]

Some players are built for Boston.  We’re talking people like Orlando Cabrera, who come to town and suddenly, improbably, thrive when playing in the town of the dirty water.  Players for whom the intensive media scrutiny is a thrill or a motivation or both.  Players who like to go big when everyone else thought they [...]

We can only go so long without a little baseball analysis, so here’s our take on all the post-trade-deadline deals MLB has seen recently.  Either we’re playing better attention, or there’s more going on this year post-deadline, and some of it might make a difference….
Alex Gonzalez to the Red Sox
The struggling Sox’ current best defensive [...]